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[–] thehowlingnorth@lemmy.ca 78 points 4 weeks ago (3 children)

It's like fucking Putin and the Superbowl ring.

[–] santa@sh.itjust.works 15 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

What…? Didn’t know about this. Need to search web

Holy shit. What a piece of work…

[–] ryokimball 11 points 4 weeks ago

... I had forgotten about that.

[–] hector@lemmy.today 5 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Someone gave putin a superbowl ring? Is putin an american football fan?

[–] parody@lemmings.world 13 points 4 weeks ago

He stoles its from us

He was allegedly being shown the ring when he simply walked it out of the room and didn’t return

Allegedly (wasn’t there myself)

[–] ThanksObama@sh.itjust.works 69 points 4 weeks ago
[–] Australis13@fedia.io 60 points 4 weeks ago (3 children)

I honestly don't know how the Onion is going to beat this.

Heck, I don't know if future students of history are actually going to be able to believe the history books about this decade, should they be written with any sort of accuracy... Reality's jumped the shark.

[–] nialv7@lemmy.world 7 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

Of course they will. Political leaders in the past have done many many bizarre things.

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[–] santa@sh.itjust.works 57 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

It means nothing because it can’t be given to anyone other than whose won it. Like you can’t give the medal of freedom to Oscar the Grouch.

[–] goldteeth@lemmy.dbzer0.com 24 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

We really should, though. Dude needs a win.

[–] CIA_chatbot@lemmy.world 16 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

He helped teach the world to read, if Oscar doesn’t deserve it who does?

[–] santa@sh.itjust.works 6 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] CIA_chatbot@lemmy.world 4 points 4 weeks ago

No this is Patrick

[–] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 16 points 4 weeks ago

I would. Oscar's the freeest muppet, he lives by his own rules. (And his garbage can is bigger on the inside, so that includes the laws of physics)

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 44 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

JFC, how pathetic this guy is.

That's not how medals work, asshole.

Who would have thought a guy practically in the Silent Generation would have pined for a participation trophy? Such a loser.

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 19 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Not even a participation trophy. I have recieved exactly 1 trophy in my life. It was a 1992 participation trophy for playing 1st grade basketball as mandated by the school.

But I DID play the season of basketball. I DID participste.

Show me where trump has participated in acts that promote peace.

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[–] xenomor@lemmy.world 29 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)
[–] goldteeth@lemmy.dbzer0.com 41 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

Say what you will about participation awards, but at least their recipients actually participated in the activity in question. I don't know what this is.

[–] harmbugler@piefed.social 14 points 4 weeks ago

It's a bribe.

[–] hector@lemmy.today 4 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

The zionist encouraging the us to install a puppet government won the peace prize.

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[–] kbobabob@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (3 children)

~~Participation award.~~

Bribe

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[–] breakfastmtn@lemmy.ca 28 points 4 weeks ago

haha oh man what a loser

[–] aesthelete@lemmy.world 27 points 4 weeks ago

Trump discovers a new level of loserdom daily.

[–] Zier@fedia.io 22 points 4 weeks ago

This is more pathetic than getting sports trophies off of Freecycle and claiming you "won" all of them. What a pedophile loser!

[–] Mongostein@lemmy.ca 22 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)
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[–] lemmy_outta_here@lemmy.world 20 points 4 weeks ago

Donny, i understand you. I once bought myself a #1 dad mug at the thrift shop. i don’t even have kids.

[–] ThePantser@sh.itjust.works 18 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

Well that thing is null and void now

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[–] Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 17 points 4 weeks ago

lol. It actually happened?

What the fuck is this timeline?

[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 16 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

I thought right-wingers hated participation trophies for all kids, even the dregs. Hypocrite.

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[–] hector@lemmy.today 15 points 4 weeks ago

This is not pathetic at all.

[–] resipsaloquitur@lemmy.world 14 points 4 weeks ago

C’mon, boomers. Lecture us about participation trophies again.

[–] Godort@lemmy.ca 13 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

I'm sure this was a difficult choice.

It's basically this, and hope that it buys enough goodwill with Trump to let you take over the government there, or you keep it and let the US operate the government as a puppet state.

Ultimately, if this pays off, the medal is a pretty cheap price to pay all things considered

[–] Voroxpete@sh.itjust.works 17 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

The medal doesn't even mean anything. It's like buying a purple heart at an auction; doesn't make you a veteran. Of course, Trump would never understand that.

[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 12 points 4 weeks ago

It's a gold trinket. Everyone has clued in this is what you do with Trump.

[–] roguetrick@lemmy.world 7 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (5 children)

Be a puppet state either way, she just wants to signal that she'd be an enthusiastic puppet.

Her entire legitimacy at this point consists of being recognized by Western organizations and now grovelling to a hostile foreign power. She'd be the worst type of puppet.

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[–] daannii@lemmy.world 12 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

Should have made a fake one with a little radioactive bit inside.

I mean who would check ?

[–] Bytemeister@lemmy.world 5 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (3 children)

Airport security would detect that. Radio-isotope poisoning is a favorite of the Russians, I'm sure the White house has multiple layers of detection set up for exactly that kind of thing.

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[–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 4 points 4 weeks ago

Unfortunately, she's literally a fan of Trump. Not just because of the recent events either. She's a hardline rightwinger from a rich family.

[–] MutantTailThing@lemmy.world 8 points 4 weeks ago

Donnie wins the biggest boy prize.

[–] billwashere@lemmy.world 7 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

The Nobel organization should rescind her award and give it to someone else. Now he just has a gold necklace and not an official Nobel Prize.

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[–] slothrop@lemmy.ca 7 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (3 children)

can it be revoked?

eta: I did the google and apparently it can't be revoked, but I'm sure history will award it an asterisk.

[–] Nollij@sopuli.xyz 13 points 4 weeks ago

It's not his. He's just proud to be holding onto someone else's award. Which is somehow the most pathetic thing I think I've ever heard. It's like being a cuck for the actual holder.

[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 10 points 4 weeks ago

It's not transferrable. He gets the gold trinket, that's it.

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[–] aarRJaay@lemmy.world 7 points 4 weeks ago

He can put it next to his "World's Greatest Dad" mug which I'm sure he thinks is real, valid and earned rather than something to soothe his fragile ego

[–] Ceruleum@lemmy.wtf 5 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

I just crapped in my pants! Now give me an award!

[–] CircaV@lemmy.ca 5 points 4 weeks ago
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[–] doug@lemmy.today 5 points 4 weeks ago

plz. where is the shadow cabal of some other government to stop this shit. plz. it’s morons in charge rn there’s a huge blind spot open. plz take it.

[–] aarRJaay@lemmy.world 4 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Mutual respect? How's he shown he's respected anyone but himself?

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